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Metropolitan (2 kitchens)

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Gourmet (4 kitchens)

A chocolate truffle provided the morsel of inspiration behind this metropolitan kitchen. The motif is loosely translated with frameless, European-style cabinet panels in contrasting finishes—a rich chocolate and an almond cream.

Pure, pristine white. It's not what you typically see in a Florida home, and that's what makes it so appealing as a design option. For stunning evidence, look to this cosmopolitan kitchen.

With color palette, shapes and textures on loan from Mother Nature, this renovated California kitchen proves that neutral décor doesn't have to be boring. The style is traditional meets Old World, and pampers the homeowners with every culinary convenience.

The challenges of big-city living are numerous — especially if that city is New York, where space comes at such a premium. But with vision and forethought, even a small, twelfth-story co-op apartment can be a comfortable, uncluttered sanctuary.

At first look, this thoroughly modern kitchen is somewhat reminiscent of the Emerald City with its shades of green and its rich, gleaming surfaces. It's a place of tranquil beauty, where order and organization reign supreme.

When built in, the grill, cooktop and outdoor refrigerator create the ideal venue for entertaining. A vine-covered privacy wall and an in-ground pool with waterfall complete a stage dressed perfectly for encore after encore.

Inspired by Biedermeier-style furniture, this striking kitchen is designed to showcase the elegant custom cabinetry made of light cherry with contrasting bands of black lacquer.

Feed the spirit while nourishing the body in this modern Asian retreat that combines Zen-like calm with the convenience and performance of a professional kitchen.

Cooking and color themes come together in the kitchen's bold design statement, a declaration as big as the space it fills. Cobalt blue, sunflower yellow and three scarlet squares are all connected and coordinated by stunning steel accents.